Muslima theology : the voices of Muslim women theologians / Ednan Aslan, Marcia Hermansen, Elif Medeni (eds.) ; cover design, Olaf Gloeckler, Atelier Platen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aslan, Ednan, Editor.

Contributor:

Aslan, Ednan, 1959- editor.

Hermansen, Marcia K., 1951- editor.

Medeni, Elif, editor.

Gloeckler, Olaf, cover designer.

Platen, Atelier, cover designer.

Series:

Wiener Islamstudien ; Band 3.

Wiener Islamstudien, 2194-7988 ; Band 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in Islam.

Islam--Doctrines.

Islam.

Women theologians--Islamic countries.

Women theologians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Place of Publication:

Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2014

Frankfurt am Main, [Germany] : Peter Lang Edition, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This pioneering volume defines the contours of the emerging engagements of Muslim women scholars from around the world with the authoritative interpretive traditions of Islam, classical and contemporary. Muslima theology, here broadly defined to encompass a range of interpretive strategies and perspectives arising from multiple social locations, interrogates Islamic scripture and other forms of religious discourse to empower Muslim women of faith to speak for themselves in the interests of gender justice. Contributions provide an overview of the field at this juncture-ranging from pione

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Series editor's foreword; Introduction. The New Voices of Muslim Women Theologians; ISLAMIC LIBERALISM; FEMALE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM AND THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT; SCRIPTURAL FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES IN OTHER RELIGIONS; PIETISTIC MOVEMENTS: ISL AMIST OR ISLAMIC FEMINISMS?; MUSLIM WOMEN AS THEOLOGIANS; THE PAPERS; Part 1: Muslim Women as Theologians: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives; Part 2: Religious Anthropology and Muslim Women; Part 3: Muslim Women and Islamic Religious Law; Part 4: Muslima Constructive Theology

Early Community Politics and the Marginalization of Women in Islamic Intellectual HistoryMuslim Women as Religious Scholars: A Historical Survey; Introduction; The importance of women's engagement with the foundational sources; Women and the tradition of Qur'anic exegesis; Women and the Transmission of Hadith; Women and the legacy of fiqh; 'Ā'isha: Reclaiming a tradition of women's engagement; Conclusion; Feminist Readings of the Qur'an: Social, Political, and Religious Implications; QUESTIONS OF TERMINOLOGY; FOUNDING MYTHS, PATRIARCHAL READINGS; The use of historical myths in classical texts

CONCLUSIONAPPENDIX; Transnational Islamic Feminist Networks; National Organizations; Collaboration in International Networks; Muslim Feminist Theology in the United States; 1. Introduction; 2. Biographical Profiles; 3. Historical Contextualization; 4. Holistic/Intra-textual Reading; 5. Tawhị̄dic Paradigm; 6. Future Directions; Woman and Man's "fall": A Qur'anic Theological Perspective; First Reference: Sūra 2: Al-Baqara: 35-39; Second Reference: Sūra 7: Al-A'rāf: 19-25; Third Reference: Sūra 20: Tạ̄-Hā: 115-123

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENESIS, CHAPTER 3 AND THE QUR'ANIC TEXTS RELATING TO THE HUMAN PAIR'S DEPARTURE FROMAL-JANNA1. Reason for the Beguiling of the Human Pair; a. Sūra 2: Al-Baqara: 30-34, read as follows:; b. Sūra 15: Al-Hịjr: 26-43; c. Sūra 17: Al-Isrā': 61-64; d. Sūra 18: Al-Kahf: 50; e. Sūra 38: Sạ̄d: 71-85; 2. The Responsibility for the Act of Disobedience; 3. The Act of Disobedience and its Consequences; In Summation; The Position of Woman in the Creation: A Qur'anic Perspective; Introduction; Relevant Verses:; Common Origin of Male and Female Human Beings and Qur'anic Terminology

The Treatment of the Verse in Exegesis

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9783653032383

3653032385

OCLC:

1028753826

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access